Study load:
Full-time
Duration:
24 Months
Location:
Seeduwa
Credits:
32
Intakes:
January
Sri Lankan Qualifications Framework (SLQF):
4
Overview
The Higher Diploma in Social Work program aim to produce professional generic social practitioners to meet the requirements for effective social work interventionists in the country. It is a full time one year program. Conducted through classroom teaching, on-site-teaching-learning and field practice exercises. During the field work practice students learn the practice of social work in different communities and agencies under the close supervision of trained professional social workers. This professional course anticipates the students to be committed learners working with people in need.
objectives
- To produce quality professionals in the field of counselling
- To enhance the advanced professional skills of the counselling practitioner
- To develop the interventional capability of the practitioner
Program
Semester 1
| Subject Code | Subject | Status | Credits | DTCH | SLH | FH | TNL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDipC 211 | Introduction to General Psychology | HCU | 4 | 60 | 140 | – | 200 |
| HDipC 212 | Counseling: Knowledge and Specialization and their Applications | HCU | 4 | 60 | 140 | – | 200 |
| HDipC 213 | Counseling Theories & Techniques | HCU | 4 | 60 | 140 | – | 200 |
| HDipC 214 | Skills, Interventions and Application I | HCU | 4 | 60 | 140 | – | 200 |
| HdipC 221 | Skills, Interventions and Application II | HCU | 6 | 90 | 210 | – | 300 |
| HdipC 222 | Research in Counseling | HCU | 4 | 60 | 140 | – | 200 |
| HdipC 223 | Introduction to psychosocial Intervention | HCU | 2 | 30 | 70 | – | 100 |
| HdipC 224 | Field Practicum | HCU | 4 | – | 20 | 180 | 200 |
| DTCH – Direct teaching contact hours | SLH – No of hours self-learning | FH – Field Hours | TNL – Total Notional hours |
Fees
Payments can be made each semester, on a course-by-course basis.
| Course Fee | Registration Fee | Total Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Rs. 66,000 | Rs. 2,000 | Rs. 68,000 |
entry requirements
- has successfully completed the G.C.E. (A/L) and in the same year has fulfilled the basic admission requirements to the Universityor
- has other equivalent higher educational qualifications
- Is a permanent State officer from selected categories given below with a minimum  3 years of  service
- Teachers of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or Provincial Councils
- Social Development Assistants of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
- Colonization Officers of the Department of Land Commissioner
- Public Health Inspectors, Public Health Nurses and Psychiatric Social Workers of Department of Health
- Community Development Officers, Local government Officers and Officers of Department of Local government and Local Government Commission and Relief Officers
- Rural Development Officers and Assistants, Rural Development Officers of the Department of Rural Development
- Grama Niladharies of the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Plantation Industries
- Social Services Officers of the Department of Social Services, Charity Commission and Provincial Councils
- Probation Officers of the Department of Probation and Childcare Services
- Head Master/Mistress, House Master/Mistress and Assistant House Master/Mistress of Certifies Schools
- Jailers and Welfare Officers of the Department of Prisons
- Co-operative Development Officers and Inspectors of the Department of Co-operatives
- Divi Neguma Officers
- Early Childhood Development Officers
- Women Development Officers
- Development Assistants
- Program Assistants (Ministry of Social Services)
- Counseling Assistants (Ministry of Social Services)
- Child Rights Protection Officers
- Elder’s Rights Protection Officers
- District Youth Services Officers, Youth Services Officers and Assistant Youth Services Officers of the Youth Councils
- Community Development Officers, Welfare Officers of State Corporations of Industries and Plantation Sectors and Private Sectors
- Officers holding similar designations/just in Government or Non – Governmental Organizations
